put the stores out of business but the chains of this size do not put the money back into the local economy anywhere near where the small local merchants do. pet food express is predatory and although not the least sense expensive they offer by three and you will get one free, this will destroy the small businesses and leaving the community at the mercy of chain stores like what has happened to so many communities outside of the city. and help to keep san francisco a unique place that it is, and keep the change at a minimum. and it might seem like only one store but when walgreens and staples started and there are only a few and now where are the independent pharmacies and the office supply stores. prior to blockbuster video opening, which is just the lumbard street location, that pet food express is scrie vying for, there were four independent video stores, within a year they all closed. and this is an example of why the board of supervisors created the formula retail ordinance and why it was overwhelmingly approved by the public when it was put on the ballot. and as small retailers, i sho